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The 2003 American Le Mans Series season was the fifth season for the IMSA American Le Mans Series, and the 33rd overall season of the IMSA GT Championship. It was a series for Le Mans Prototypes (LMP) and Grand Touring (GT) race cars divided into 4 classes: LMP900, LMP675, GTS, and GT. It began March 15, 2003, and ended October 18, 2003, after nine races.

Dyson Racing's overall win at Sonoma Raceway was the first time in ALMS history that the overall win was captured by a vehicle not from the LMP900 class.

Schedule

Little was changed between the 2002 and 2003 schedules; the Grand Prix of Washington, D.C., and Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course did not return, but both were instead replaced by the return of the Grand Prix of Atlanta at Road Atlanta. The Grand Prix of Mexico was originally scheduled for April 6 at the Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez but was canceled due to financial issues. [1]

Rnd Race Circuit Date
1 Mobil 1 12 Hours of Sebring Sebring International Raceway March 15
C Grand Prix of Mexico Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez April 6
2 Chevy Grand Prix of Atlanta Road Atlanta June 29
3 Infineon Grand Prix of Sonoma Sonoma Raceway July 27
4 Le Grand Prix de Trois-Rivières Circuit Trois-Rivières August 3
5 Toronto Grand Prix of Mosport Mosport August 17
6 Road America 500 Road America August 24
7 Fry's Electronics Sports Car Championships Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca September 7
8 Grand Prix Americas Miami street circuit September 27
9 Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta October 18
Sources: [2] [3]

Season results

Overall winner in bold.

Rnd Circuit LMP900 Winning Team LMP675 Winning Team GTS Winning Team GT Winning Team Results
LMP900 Winning Drivers LMP675 Winning Drivers GTS Winning Drivers GT Winning Drivers
1 Sebring Germany #1 Infineon Team Joest United States #20 Dyson Racing United States #3 Corvette Racing United States #23 Alex Job Racing Results
Germany Frank Biela
Germany Marco Werner
Austria Philipp Peter
Belgium Didier de Radiguès
United States Chad Block
United States Chris Dyson
Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
France Franck Fréon
Germany Sascha Maassen
Germany Lucas Luhr
2 Road Atlanta United States #38 ADT Champion Racing United States #37 Intersport Racing United States #4 Corvette Racing United States #24 Alex Job Racing Results
Finland JJ Lehto
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
United States Duncan Dayton
United States Jon Field
United States Kelly Collins
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Germany Timo Bernhard
3 Sonoma Germany #1 Infineon Team Joest United States #16 Dyson Racing United States #3 Corvette Racing United States #23 Alex Job Racing Results
Germany Frank Biela
Germany Marco Werner
United States Butch Leitzinger
United Kingdom James Weaver
Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
Germany Sascha Maassen
Germany Lucas Luhr
4 Trois-Rivières Germany #1 Infineon Team Joest United States #37 Intersport Racing United States #4 Corvette Racing United States #23 Alex Job Racing Results
Germany Frank Biela
Germany Marco Werner
United States Jon Field
United States Duncan Dayton
United States Kelly Collins
United Kingdom Oliver Gavin
Germany Sascha Maassen
Germany Lucas Luhr
5 Mosport Germany #1 Infineon Team Joest United States #20 Dyson Racing United States #3 Corvette Racing United States #24 Alex Job Racing Results
Germany Frank Biela
Germany Marco Werner
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United States Chris Dyson
Canada Ron Fellows
United States Johnny O'Connell
Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Germany Timo Bernhard
6 Road America United States #38 ADT Champion Racing United States #20 Dyson Racing United Kingdom #80 Prodrive United States #31 Petersen/White Lightning Results
Finland JJ Lehto
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United States Chris Dyson
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Australia David Brabham
United States Craig Stanton
United Kingdom Johnny Mowlem
7 Laguna Seca Germany #1 Infineon Team Joest United States #16 Dyson Racing United Kingdom #80 Prodrive United States #23 Alex Job Racing Results
Germany Frank Biela
Germany Marco Werner
United States Butch Leitzinger
United Kingdom James Weaver
Denmark Jan Magnussen
Australia David Brabham
Germany Sascha Maassen
Germany Lucas Luhr
8 Miami United States #38 ADT Champion Racing United States #20 Dyson Racing United Kingdom #80 Prodrive United States #23 Alex Job Racing Results
Finland JJ Lehto
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
United Kingdom Andy Wallace
United States Chris Dyson
United Kingdom Darren Turner
Australia David Brabham
Germany Sascha Maassen
Germany Lucas Luhr
9 Road Atlanta United States #38 ADT Champion Racing United States #37 Intersport Racing United Kingdom #88 Prodrive United States #24 Alex Job Racing Results
Finland JJ Lehto
United Kingdom Johnny Herbert
United States Jon Field
United States Duncan Dayton
United States Larry Connor
Switzerland Alain Menu
Czech Republic Tomáš Enge
Netherlands Peter Kox
Germany Jörg Bergmeister
Germany Timo Bernhard
France Romain Dumas
Source: [4]

Teams Championship

Points are awarded to the top 10 finishers in the following order: [5]

  • 20-16-13-10-8-6-4-3-2-1

Exceptions being for the 12 Hours of Sebring and Petit Le Mans which award the top 10 finishers in the following order: [5]

  • 26-22-19-16-14-12-10-9-8-7

Cars failing to complete 70% of the winner's distance are not awarded points. Teams only score the points of their highest finishing entry in each race.

LMP900 Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Total
1 Germany Infineon Team Joest Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 26 16 20 20 20 13 20 16 19 170
2 United States ADT Champion Racing Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 22 20 16 16 10 20 13 20 26 163
3 United States JML Team Panoz Panoz LMP01 Evo Élan 6L8 6.0L V8 14 10 10 13 16 16 16 13 22 130
4 United States American Spirit Racing Riley & Scott Mk III C Lincoln 5.0L V8 8 6 8 6 10 8 14 60
5 United States Intersport Racing Lola B2K/10
Riley & Scott Mk III C
Judd GV4 4.0L V10
Élan 6L8 6.0L V8
8 6 6
8

8

10
46
6 United States Doran Lista Racing Dallara SP1 Judd GV5 5.0L V10 10 13 13 36
7 United Kingdom Team Bentley Bentley Speed 8 Bentley 4.0L Turbo V8 19 19
8 United Kingdom Audi Sport UK Audi R8 Audi 3.6L Turbo V8 12 12
9 United Kingdom Taurus Sports Racing Lola B2K/10 Judd GV4 4.0L V10 7 7

LMP675 Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Total
1 United States Dyson Racing Team MG-Lola EX257 MG ( AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4 26 16 20 20 20 20 20 22 164
2 United States Intersport Racing MG-Lola EX257
Lola B01/60
MG ( AER) XP20 2.0L Turbo I4
Judd KV675 3.4L V8
22 20 20 10 13 10
26
121
3 United States Essex Racing Lola B2K/40 Nissan ( AER) VQL 3.0L V6 8 13 16 10 16 16 13 16 108
4 United States Downing-Atlanta Inc. WR LMP-02 Mazda 2.6L 4-Rotor 10 13 19 42
5 United States Jeff Bucknum Racing Pilbeam MP91 Willman 6 3.4L V6 16 8 24

GTS Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Total
1 United States Corvette Racing Chevrolet Corvette C5-R Chevrolet 7.0L V8 26 20 20 20 20 16 16 10 19 167
2 United Kingdom Prodrive Ferrari 550-GTS Maranello Ferrari 6.0L V12 22 16 13 10 16 20 20 20 26 163
3 Italy Team Olive Garden Ferrari 550 Maranello Ferrari 6.0L V12 8 8 13 10 10 10 13 72
4 United States Carsport America Dodge Viper GTS-R
Pagani Zonda GR
Dodge 8.0L V10
Mercedes-AMG 6.3L V12
16 6 8 4 8 42
5 Germany Konrad Motorsport Saleen S7-R Ford 7.0L V8 6 6

GT Standings

Pos Team Chassis Engine Rd 1 Rd 2 Rd 3 Rd 4 Rd 5 Rd 6 Rd 7 Rd 8 Rd 9 Total
1 United States Alex Job Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 26 20 20 20 20 10 20 20 26 182
2 United States Risi Competizione Ferrari 360GT Modena Ferrari 3.6L V8 13 16 16 16 16 19 96
3 United States The Racer's Group Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 12 13 10 2 16 8 2 16 79
4 United States Petersen/White Lightning Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 22 8 20 13 10 73
5 United States J-3 Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 10 6 13 6 2 14 51
6 United Kingdom P.K. Sport Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 6 8 1 10 13 9 47
7 United States ACEMCO Motorsports Ferrari 360GT Modena Ferrari 3.6L V8 8 10 3 3 4 3 10 41
8 United States Orbit Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 8 2 4 4 13 1 8 40
9 United States JMB Racing USA Ferrari 360GT Modena Ferrari 3.6L V8 16 3 1 6 8 34
10 United States ZIP Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 7 8 13 4 32
11 Germany Seikel Motorsport Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 19 6 25
12 United States Yokohama Advan BMW M3 GTR BMW 3.2L I6 12 12
13 United Kingdom DeWALT Racesport Salisbury TVR Tuscan T400R TVR Speed Six 4.0L I6 10 10
14 United States Inline Cunningham Racing Porsche 911 GT3-RS Porsche 3.6L Flat-6 1 6 7
15 Canada Ferri Competizione Ferrari 360GT Modena Ferrari 3.6L V8 4 4

References

  1. ^ "American Le Mans Series Cancels Races In Mexico And Washington, DC". Autoweek. March 9, 2003. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  2. ^ "American LeMans Series - 2003: Racing Calendar". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  3. ^ "2003 schedule finalized". Motorsport.com. December 18, 2002. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  4. ^ "American LeMans Series - Season 2003: Results". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.
  5. ^ a b "American LeMans Series - 2003: Point standings". Speedsport Magazine. Retrieved January 21, 2024.

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